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Web links which may be of
help:
- General
- National
- National
Library of Medicine Every significant program
of the Library is represented, from medical history
to biotechnology. We hope that the resources of
the world's largest biomedical library will find
ever wider useful application around the nation
and around the world. Let us know if you have suggestions
about how we can improve the NLM home Page.
- University of Detroit Mercy
Library
- Government
- United States
- White
House
- United
States House of Representatives
- Congress
This site provides a complete listing of members
of both the U.S. House of Representative and U.S.
Senate with links to individual congressman home
pages.
- United
States Senate
- United
States Code Site
- U.S
Census Bureau - Analysis of the U.S year 2000
population census
- THOMAS
World Wide Web system Web site developed by
Library of Congress. Databases included are Bill
Text, Congressional Record Text, Bill Summary &
Status, Hot Bills (covered under the headings "Congress
Now" and "Major Legislation"), the
Congressional Record Index, and the Constitution
(found with other historical Congressional documents,
under the "Historical Documents" category
on the THOMAS home page).
- Bureau
of Labor Statistics (BLS) Produces statistics
on employment and unemployment; consumer expenditures;
prices and living conditions; wages and employee
benefits; productivity and technological changes
in U.S. industries; projections of economic growth,
the labor force, and employment by industry and
occupation; and occupational injuries and illnesses.
Efforts are underway to revise the Standard Occupational
Classification (SOC) system to provide a cross-referencing
mechanism for all federal agencies collection occupational
data.
- Center
for Responsive Politics Tracks contributions/whom
to political action committees.
- Congressional
Universe Full Text of Congressional hearings
since 1988. Use the path "Congressional Publications/Search"
for the full text of testimony. Remote students
may not be able to access this from the web but
can access through lynx. Telnet to login.itd.umich.edu.
Signon with your uniquname and password. At the
% prompt type lynx http://web.lexis-nexis.com/congcomp.
- Gongwer
Legislative New ServiceLegislative news service
that covers state and national legislative news.
Publishes Michigan Report. Site has some pertinent
legislative information available on public website.
- Fedstats
More than 70 agencies in the United States Federal
Government produce statistics of interest to the
public. The Federal Interagency Council on statistical
Policy maintains this site to provide easy access
to the full range of statistics and information
produced by these agencies for public use. Includes
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) that
provides information for use in policy development
and policies to improve the health of the American
people. As the Nation's principal health statistics
agency, NCHS leads the way with accurate, relevant,
and timely data. The intent of this site is to provide
users access to the health information that NCHS
produces. Users can browse the publications and
statistical tables, download selected public-use
data files, conduct on-line database queries and
searches in Wonder, track progress toward Healthy
People 2000 Objectives, or access FASTATS from A-Z.
The site also contains information about each NCHS
survey and data system, special programs and activities,
up coming seminars, conferences, and training, as
well as links to other sites.
- Occupational
Employment Statistics Occupational Employment
Statistics contains wage and labor statistics on
health professionals
- Michigan
- Health Professions
- United States
- American
Academy of Nurse Practitioners
- American
Association of Occupational Health Nurses (AAOHN)
The mission of this organization is to advance the
profession of occupational and environmental health
nursing.
- American
Nurses Association (ANA) A full-service professional
organization representing the nation's 2.2 million
Registered Nurses through its 53 constituent state
associations and 13 organizational affiliate members.
ANA advances the nursing profession by fostering
high standards of nursing practice, promoting the
economic and general welfare of nurses in the workplace,
projecting a positive and realistic view of nursing,
and by lobbying the Congress and regulatory agencies
on health care issues affecting nurses and the public.
- Nursing
Health Web Nursing resources --links to associations,
schools and other resources. This is a collaborative
effort of the Taubman Medical Library, the School
of Nursing at The University of Michigan, and the
HealthWeb project. HealthWeb is a cooperative project
of the Health Sciences Librarians of the Committee
on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) and the National
Network of Libraries of Medicine Greater Midwest
Region.
- Michigan
- International
- Sigma
Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
with a mission to improve the health of people worldwide
through increasing the scientific base of nursing
practice. Its members are nursing scholars committed
to the pursuit of excellence in clinical practice,
education, research and leadership.
- Health Promotion Risk Reduction
- United States Government
- Healthy
People 2010 Home page (US Department of Health
and Human Services)
- Partners
in Information Access - The purpose of this
site is to make information and evidence-based strategies
related to the Healthy People 2010 objectives easier
to find. The National Library of Medicine and the
Public Health Foundation staff have worked together
to develop pre-formulated search strategies for
selected Healthy People 2010 focus areas.
- Office
of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion -
National information on disease statistics and health
initiatives
- Put
Prevention into Practice - A Step-by-Step Guide
to Delivering Clinical Preventive Services: A Systems
Approach
- Eliminating
Health Disparities in the United States - As
the "Access Agency," HRSA sponsors and
implements numerous programs to help ensure access
to quality health care for all Americans. This publication
includes information on targeted health issues,
and also describes various HRSA initiatives and
future directions for the Agency.
- Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention An agency
of the Department of Health and Human Services (federal
government) whose mission is to promote health and
quality of life by preventing and controlling disease,
injury, and disability.
- The
National Institute of Mental Health The National
Institute of Mental Health is devoted to reducing
the burden of mental illness through research on
the mind, brain and behavior.
- National
Institutes of Health (NIH) The NIH mission is
to uncover new knowledge that will lead to better
health for everyone. NIH conducts research in its
own laboratories; supports the research of non-Federal
scientists in universities, medical schools, hospitals,
and research institutions throughout the country
and abroad; helps train research investigators;
and fosters communication of biomedical information.The
NIH is one of eight health agencies of the Public
Health Service which, in turn, is part of the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services. Comprised
of 24 separate Institutes, Centers, and Divisions,
NIH has 75 buildings on more than 300 acres in Bethesda,
MD. From a total of about $300 in 1887, the NIH
budget has grown to more than $13.6 billion in 1998.
- NIH
- CIT Site
- Michigan
- Health Policy
- United States
- American
Health Planning Association A non-profit organization
committed to the creation of health policies and
systems which assure access for all people to quality
care at a reasonable cost.
- Centers
for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) The
federal agency that administers the Medicare, Medicaid
and Child Health Insurance Programs. HCFA provides
health insurance for over 74 million Americans through
Medicare, Medicaid and Child Health. The majority
of these individuals receive their benefits through
the fee-for-service delivery system, however, an
increasing number are choosing managed care plans.
In addition to providing health insurance, HCFA
also performs a number of quality-focused activities,
including regulation of laboratory testing (CLIA),
surveys and certification, and quality-of-care improvement.
- Electronic
Policy Network The Virtual Magazine of the Electronic
Policy Network is the publication of the EPN - a
consortium of top public policy organizations and
advocacy groups. It provides timely information
about policies and politics.
- Fedstats
More than 70 agencies in the United States Federal
Government produce statistics of interest to the
public. The Federal Interagency Council on statistical
Policy maintains this site to provide easy access
to the full range of statistics and information
produced by these agencies for public use. Includes
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
that provides information for use in policy development
and policies to improve the health of the American
people. As the Nation's principal health statistics
agency, NCHS leads the way with accurate, relevant,
and timely data. The intent of this site is to provide
users access to the health information that NCHS
produces. Users can browse the publications and
statistical tables, download selected public-use
data files, conduct on-line database queries and
searches in Wonder, track progress toward Healthy
People 2000 Objectives, or access FASTATS from A-Z.
The site also contains information about each NCHS
survey and data system, special programs and activities,
up coming seminars, conferences, and training, as
well as links to other sites.
- HSTAT
Includes: clinical practice guidelines, quick-reference
guides for clinicians, consumer brochures, and evidence
reports sponsored by the Agency for Health Care
Policy and Research (AHCPR); AHCPR technology assessment
reports; National Institutes of Health (NIH) consensus
development conference and technology assessment
reports; NIH Warren G. Magnuson Clinical Center
research protocols; HIV/AIDS Treatment Information
Service (ATIS) resource documents; Substance Abuse
and Mental Health Services Administration, Center
for Substance Abuse Treatment (SAMHSA/CSAT) treatment
improvement protocols; and the Public Health Service
(PHS) Preventive Services Task Force Guide to Clinical
Preventive Services. It also provides a link to
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Prevention Guidelines Database.
- MEPs
- HCUP and other AHCPR Data The Medical Expenditure
Panel Survey (MEPS) is a nationally representative
survey of health care use, expenditures, sources
of payment, and insurance coverage for the U.S.
civilian noninstitutionalized population, as well
as a national survey of nursing homes and their
residents. MEPS is co-sponsored by the Agency forHealth
Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) and the National
Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). This survey
is designed to yield comprehensive data that estimate
the level and distribution of health care use and
expenditures, monitor the dynamics of the health
care delivery and insurance systems, and assess
health care policy implications. HCUP = Health Care
Utilization Project.
- National
Association of County and City Health Officials
National Association of County and City Health Officials
represents the nation’s county and city health
departments. NACCHO has a wide network by health
topic.
- National
Conference of State Legislatures The conference
was founded in 1975 in the belief that legislative
service is one of democracy's worthiest pursuits.
Representing the citizens of a district and the
people of a state is the very essence of free government.
The National Conference of State Legislatures is
a bipartisan organization dedicated to serving the
lawmakers and staffs of the nation's 50 states,
its commonwealths and territories. The Conference
is a source for research, publications, consulting
services, meetings and seminars. It is the national
conduit for lawmakers to communicate with one another
and share ideas. The Conference is an effective
and respected voice for the states in Washington,
D.C., representing their interests before Congress,
the administration and federal agencies.
- National
Health Council Membership Health Lobby Groups
- National
Health Law Program The National Health Law Program
advocates for justice in health care for low income
people. The site contains an "Advocates Guide
to Medicaid" written by an attorney.
- Occupational
Sfty & Hlth Administration The stated mission
of OSHA is to save lives, prevent injuries and protect
the health of America's workers. To accomplish this,
federal and state governments must work in partnership
with the more than 100 million working men and women
and their six and a half million employers who are
covered by the Occupational Safety and Health Act
of 1970. Site contains vast information about OSHA.
- Michigan
- The
Bureau of Health Services The Bureau of Health
Services is part of the Michigan Department of Consumer
and Industry Services – Michigan’s primary
licensing and regulatory department. Michigan nursing
home information and inspection reports can be found
at this site.
- Web Site Evaluation
- Widener
Teach-Module Widener University/Wolfgram Memorial
Library module on evaluating web resources. Presents
a strategy for teaching critical evaluation skills for
World Wide Web Resources.
- Widener
University Widener University / Wolfgram Memorial
Library links to other sites with web evaluation materials
- JAMA
Quality Health Sites JAMA editorial - April 16,
1997 "Assessing, Controlling, and Assuring the
Quality of Medical Information on the Internet."
- Health
Info. Tech Institute The Health Information Technology
Institute is part of the healthcare program of Mitretek
Systems Inc., a nonprofit technology company working
in the public interest. Click on the link for the "IQ
Tool" which helps you become an educated consumer
and provides a way to evaluate a website's strengths
and weaknesses.
- Health
Web -Health Professionals and consumers need to
know how to evaluate health and biomedical information
on the Internet. Listed are links to Web resources and
references to articles that will assist Health Professionals
and consumers to evaluate health and biomedical information.
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